September is here, and it’s almost the end of the summer holidays. For those of us who work in schools, mind (if you didn’t know, I’m also a self-employed school counsellor), it’s been a long, long summer. In fact, I haven’t worked in school since March, so that’s a 6 month school holiday. I’ve both forgotten what it’s like to get up in the morning and go to work – and get paid!
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The Mud Life Issue 18 September 2020
Turner’s Torque
September is here, and it’s almost the end of the summer holidays. For those of us who work in schools, mind (if you didn’t know, I’m also a self-employed school counsellor), it’s been a long, long summer. In fact, I haven’t worked in school since March, so that’s a 6 month school holiday. I’ve both forgotten what it’s like to get up in the morning and go to work – and get paid!
Thankfully we have a small yet loyal group of advertisers, without who Muddy Madam and I would have been barrelling down the creek without the proverbial paddle, and The Mud Life would have disappeared months ago, so I want to give a massive shout of appreciation to them, and dear reader, you can do your bit too – click on their links and buy stuff!
I also can’t forget our devoted Ko-Fi supporters, who every month buy Muddy Madam and I a mug of hot chocolate or two, it not only keeps us going, but it keeps The Mud Life free to read. Thank you all.
In this month’s issue you may have noticed that I’ve driven the new Defender, which was great, but more to the point motor manufacturers are beginning to get back to normalish. Land Rover was my first car launch since lock down, an this week, Kia held an overnighter for the Northern Group of Motoring Writers, giving us the opportunity to begin socialising again (socially distanced, of course), and also to drive their range of cars.
From now until December I have a whole bunch of new press 4x4s booked, which includes a Wrangler, Land Cruiser commercial and a base model Hilux, amongst many. I’m looking forward to getting those reviews out to you all, as well as more planned green lane adventures, and possibly a few camping excursions, too.
So sit back with a beverage or two, and enjoy this month’s issue of The Mud Life Magazine.
Damian, Editor-in-Chief
TURNER’S TORQUE 5
NEWS 6-14
WHAT’S ON 15
LANING LIFE 16-26
SUZUKI VITARA 28-37
ŠKODA SUPERB SPORTLINE 38-46
LAND ROVER DEFENDER 48-58
ACCIDENTS 60-62
MOOCH – SHORT BUT SWEET 63-67
GOODS & GEAR 68-75
JEEP – A HISTORY 76-81
FB PAGE of the MONTH 82-83
YOUTUBE CHANNEL of the MONTH 84-85
MOOCH – AMY, LUKE & TIFFANY TOO 86-95
IN OUR GARAGE 96-97
TIXOVER PLAYTIME 99-105
SIMON SAYS 106-107
READER’S RIDES 108-113
DINE OUT WITH DAMIAN 114-115
RETRO SNAPS 116-117
DIRECTORIES 118-121
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